diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
index 4cd647d..c361d15 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ labels: maintenance
 - [ ] ensure the versions have been bumped
 - [ ] validate on ReadTheDocs
   - [ ] _URL of build_
-- [ ] wait for a successful build of `dev`
+- [ ] wait for a successful build of `main`
   - [ ] _URL of build_
 - [ ] download the `dist` archive and unpack somewhere
 - [ ] create a new release through the GitHub UI
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e5bb8e5..4a70b35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ env:
 
   # our stuff
   ROBOT_RETRIES: '3'
-  CACHE_EPOCH: '5'
+  CACHE_EPOCH: '6'
   DOIT_N_BUILD: '-n4'
   PABOT_PROCESSES: '3'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index b299c09..ce5c358 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
   # our stuff
   ROBOT_RETRIES: '3'
-  CACHE_EPOCH: '5'
+  CACHE_EPOCH: '6'
   PABOT_PROCESSES: '3'
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f68d24..73c4d22 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+### `0.2.1`
+
+- > TBD
+
 ### `0.2.0`
 
 - [#56] addresses style and behavior differences on Notebook 7 and JupyterLab 4
diff --git a/dodo.py b/dodo.py
index ffa410f..8eca3c3 100644
--- a/dodo.py
+++ b/dodo.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 class C:
     NPM_NAME = "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-deck"
-    OLD_VERSION = "0.2.0a1"
-    VERSION = "0.2.0"
+    OLD_VERSION = "0.2.0"
+    VERSION = "0.2.1"
     JS_VERSION = (
         VERSION.replace("a", "-alpha.").replace("b", "-beta.").replace("rc", "-rc.")
     )
diff --git a/js/jupyterlab-deck/package.json b/js/jupyterlab-deck/package.json
index a907291..84d0b2b 100644
--- a/js/jupyterlab-deck/package.json
+++ b/js/jupyterlab-deck/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-deck",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "description": "Lightweight presentations for JupyterLab",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "author": "jupyterlab-deck contributors",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 87c8d11..e6b8a41 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 
 [project]
 name = "jupyterlab-deck"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 authors = [
     {name = "jupyterlab-deck contributors", email = "deathbeds@googlegroups.com"},
 ]
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 57b1292..8f7e050 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4851,9 +4851,9 @@ __metadata:
   linkType: hard
 
 "electron-to-chromium@npm:^1.4.601":
-  version: 1.4.610
-  resolution: "electron-to-chromium@npm:1.4.610"
-  checksum: 30e57a1483717e6e27882e7e35b167258b669f44a4e66f4f40460825b77c12646140d220f5e1f95668890fc76dd511c93fa73c6374cbf443fc78077d9634864d
+  version: 1.4.611
+  resolution: "electron-to-chromium@npm:1.4.611"
+  checksum: 17a4d83219f52cbfdc7b585e755cef0ea695c5992109ec1009a724bca4a44fad2f6245bfc2d5f4dad99d576a9fff3057d8a03703ff69196180dc40e8a91d803b
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard